In den letzten Jahren wurde durch wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen eine Menge an Wissen zu der Dreiecksbeziehung Kind - korperliche Belastung - Gesundheit gesammelt. Trotzdem steht zur klinischen Anwendung nur wenig von diesem Wissen in den Standardlehrbuchern der Kinderheilkun de zur Verfiigung. Das vorliegende Buch soli die hier entstandene Lucke schlieBen. Bis in die Mitte der 60er Jahre konzentrierte sich die sportmedizinische Forschung auf den jungen Erwachsenen bzw. auf den Menschen im mitt leren Lebensalter. In den letzten Jahren laBt sich dagegen ein zunehmen des Interesse des...

Comprehensive Manuals in Pediatrics are designed to broaden the prac titioner's clinical scope by providing a wide range of diagnostic and management skills ordinarily considered to be the exclusive domain of the specialists. Although the series as a whole constitutes a comprehen sive text in pediatrics, each volume stands on its own as a self-contained the busy practitioner. reference for In order to maintain a uniform style and coverage of each subject, each manual is usually written by no more than one or two authors. Each author is an acknowledged expert in his or her field and provides a...

Gunnar A. V. Borg was born in Stockholm on 28. November 1927. Educated at Stockholm University, he obtained his Ph. D. from the University of Lund in 1962. Subsequently he held various teaching and research appointments at the University of Umea in northern Sweden, where he also served as President of the Graduate School of Social Work and Public Administration in 1966-1967. In 1971 he was appointed Professor at Stockholm University, where he headed the Institute of Applied Psychology for over a decade. Since 1980 he has been at Stockholm University's Department of Psychology, and in 1987 he...